More about tyvek

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the
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October,
2001

By Reggie Bullard

Comments from readers.Thanks for the input.

My husband & I hope to build in a couple years &
always wanted
to do theexterior in stucco (traditional) ourselves. We won't have much
money
& itseems an economical but sturdy way to go. I'm researching like
crazy
so thatwe're not completely ignorant, & I ran across this:http://www.tyvekconstruction.com/products/sys_stuc_spec.htmHave you had any experience or feedback on Tyvek StuccoWrap?
I've
read yourweb page & know not to use regular Tyvek, but is this any
improvement?Thank you for any info you may return.Dianne

Thanks for the info. I just tore the tyvek off of two additions
and put up
tarpaper. I have never used stucco wrap. We plan to start a big house
that mostly
has tyvek, but has stucco wrap on part of it. I don't trust it because
I am a hard
head and do things the old fashioned way. Economically, it is cheaper
for me to leave the stucco wrap and not buy the tarpaper. I am going
with the tarpaper
until I
can experiment with stucco wrap.
To give it a fair shake I plan to put some left over mortar on the
stucco wrap,
let it set for a few days and see if the mortar next to the stucco
wrap has set up all the way and isn't soft and green. For now I'm using
tarpaper. It is only
$8
a roll and has been used for years.
I haven't used stucco wrap, but don't plan to until I can check it
out.
This looks like an excellent product, according to the data on their
web site.